# Oh my! Look what's at my local humane society! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 10, 2003, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-look-whats-at-my-local-humane-society/187462 "2003-07-10T14:07:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-look-whats-at-my-local-humane-society/187462/1 "2003-07-10T14:07:04Z")
[This](http://www.upaws.org/details.php?who=208) lil’ kitty, and her [brother](http://www.upaws.org/details.php?who=209). I will not get a kitten. I will not get a kitten. I will not get TWO kittens. I have a life. I have a dog. It’s hard enough to find someone to take care of the dog when I go on vacation, much less a cat. Or two cats. I hate cleaning the litter box. Mr. Athena doesn’t like cats. He complains all the time about dog hair, even though he likes the dog. If I get a cat he’ll complain even more. But they’re SOOOO CUTE! I love cats. I’ve always had cats, up until a year and a half ago when my last one had to be put down due to chronic kidney failure. I miss having a cat. When I go to people’s houses who have cats, I play with 'em and think how much I miss 'em. I’m doomed. Save me. ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-look-whats-at-my-local-humane-society/187462/2 "2003-07-10T14:14:57Z")
It’s too late. Enjoy your new kitties. Congratulations. ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-look-whats-at-my-local-humane-society/187462/3 "2003-07-10T14:25:21Z")
Oh! Oh! Get them, quickly - before someone else does. Those are some of the prettiest kittens I’ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-look-whats-at-my-local-humane-society/187462/4 "2003-07-10T14:27:47Z")
NO NO NO! You’re supposed to tell me what a HASSLE kittens are! NOT encourage me! BAD DOPERS! BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD! ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-look-whats-at-my-local-humane-society/187462/5 "2003-07-10T14:36:46Z")
Uh oh, your all done. I’m a man who was recently talked into [this](http://www.orecatay.com/images/photos/sir-muggles.jpg) little ball of fuzz. It’s all over for you sorry… Well not really. Do you live in a house with wooden walls? We do. My wife flipped out two days after we got her we lost her. I was sitting in the living room watching my wife run around like a dervish, when she stopped, yelled at me to help and I pointed to the wall. There 12 feet up out modern log home walls, was **minmei** , stuck with her little talons affixed to the wood. 🙂 I climbed up to our trelace and plucked her down… I’ve had to do that at least 13 times a day since, and it’s been a little over a month… ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-look-whats-at-my-local-humane-society/187462/6 "2003-07-10T14:42:13Z")
I hate you all. Luckily, the humane society doesn’t open until noon. By then I will have forgotten about the kittens. Right? Right? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-look-whats-at-my-local-humane-society/187462/7 "2003-07-10T14:43:47Z")
**rolls over on her back and stretches luxuriously, inviting a tummy rub** Who you callin’ a bad doper? Cats don’t respond to that stuff – but they do respond to a spray of water. Get a couple of water pistols and let your hubby help teach 'em the house rules. He’ll love it! (and, sooner or later, them). Cats take care of themselves when you’re away. They don’t eat all the food you put down before you’re even out the door. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-look-whats-at-my-local-humane-society/187462/8 "2003-07-10T14:53:21Z")
Those are cute. Then there’s [Deyanira](http://www.knoxpets.org/adoption.asp?Cat) (click on the number next to her name). I want her now, but I still have to wait a little while before I get one. Gotta make sure the August finances are set through the 26th or I’ll have a kitty and no rent money. But I’d have a kitty! ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-look-whats-at-my-local-humane-society/187462/9 "2003-07-10T15:18:31Z")
I would go for Lily or Tori myself ( **Lsura’s** link). I love torties and both of my current cats are marked that way. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-look-whats-at-my-local-humane-society/187462/10 "2003-07-10T15:46:48Z")
You just _have_ to, you know. And when you get home, be sure to start a “you made me adopt them, now you name them” thread. ---
**Author:** ![Lucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-look-whats-at-my-local-humane-society/187462/11 "2003-07-10T15:52:38Z")
Hurry and go get those cute kitties! Like **twickster** said, cats are remarkably self sufficient. With large bowls of food and water, and full clean litter boxes, we’ve left our three for up to 5 days at a time. If it’s a longer trip, you have to get someone to take care of your dog anyway, and it’s not much more work for said person to periodically care for the cats, too. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-look-whats-at-my-local-humane-society/187462/12 "2003-07-10T15:55:09Z")
They’re awfully cute…and they’ll keep each other occupied! It’s too late and you know it. Get your kittens and bring them home. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-look-whats-at-my-local-humane-society/187462/13 "2003-07-10T15:59:56Z")
Let’s start coming up with names. It’s noon now. Surely she has given in! ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-look-whats-at-my-local-humane-society/187462/14 "2003-07-10T16:00:19Z")
Bah. Kittens evil. Only good for making a nice ottoman, when they’re properly stuffed. ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-look-whats-at-my-local-humane-society/187462/15 "2003-07-10T16:05:03Z")
Livin’ up to that user ID, eh, **Barb**? (Can I call you Barb? Thanks!) I’m willing to bet she’ll go get the kitties…her hubby’s going to be very mad at us. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-look-whats-at-my-local-humane-society/187462/16 "2003-07-10T16:09:15Z")
> [@](#): > > Luckily, the humane society doesn’t open until noon. By then I will have forgotten about the kittens. Right? Right? It’s 12:15. How are your new kittens doing? ---
**Author:** ![skeptic\_ev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@skeptic\_ev](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skeptic_ev)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-look-whats-at-my-local-humane-society/187462/17 "2003-07-10T16:14:49Z")
'Grats on the new kitties! BTW, we are not bad dopers just because we know when we–you–are licked. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-look-whats-at-my-local-humane-society/187462/18 "2003-07-10T16:21:54Z")
Bah. Mr. Athena has been on the phone all frikkin’ morning - work stuff, so I don’t want to bug him. So I can’t even show him the pics. So no, I haven’t gone to the Humane Society (yet). Maybe I should call 'em and see if they’re still available. I hate you all. ---
**Author:** ![Contrary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@Contrary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrary)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-look-whats-at-my-local-humane-society/187462/19 "2003-07-10T16:24:30Z")
Update??? Oh wait, it’s probably taking a bit of time for her to fill out the paperwork etc. I bet she posts sometime tonight, complete with pictures of her new kitties. ---
**Author:** ![Parallax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbce88/32.png) [@Parallax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parallax)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-look-whats-at-my-local-humane-society/187462/20 "2003-07-10T16:53:12Z")
They are best in pairs - gives them a friend to play with. The fact that they are brother and sister is even better - they are already used to each other. Enjoy them. 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-look-whats-at-my-local-humane-society/187462.md?page=2)